pastern

The part of a horse’s foot between the fetlock and hoof.

An analogous part of the leg of a dog or other quadruped.

That part of a dog’s foot just above the toes, or the metacarpals and metatarsals. Anatomically this corresponds to the palm of the hand and solo of the foot in man, or to the cannon-bone in a horse.

The part of a horse’s foot which corresponds to the extent of the pastern-bones. more particularly of the great pastern-bone, which occupies most of the extent between the fetlock-joint and the coronet of the hoof.

A shackle placed on a horse’s pastern while pasturing; a hobble or hobbles; a clog; a tether.

The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of horse.

the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.

A shackle for horses while pasturing.

A patten.

The area on a horse’s leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof.